Federal grant awarded to address Black youth mental health in New Orleans

By Liza Montgomery Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $1.2 million grant awarded to The Institute of Women

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Schedule conflict keeps Gov. John Bel Edwards from Ronald Greene hearing

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The mother of Ronald Greene, the Black motorist who died at the hands of state troopers in 2019,

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Midterms offer glimpse of ‘new American majority’
By Peter Schurmann Contributing Writer (Ethnic News Media) — On election night this past Tuesday, Ruwa Romman became Georgia’s first-ever Muslim woman elected to the state legislature and the state’s first-ever ... Mental health care at Correctional Center ruled unconstitutional
By Nick Chrastil The Lens A federal judge ruled on Tuesday of last week, that David Wade Correctional Center, a state prison in Homer, Louisiana, has violated the constitutional rights of prisoners ... At least 10M new Black voters likely headed to polls Nov. 8
By Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — If pollsters believe African-Americans are too overwhelmed, distracted or disinterested to vote in the mid-term and 2024 national elections Nov. 8, they have ... Recommendations for the November 8, 2022 election
Early voting begins on October 25, providing ample opportunities to cast a ballot all the way to election day itself. It might be easy for many metro area voters ... Black, minority farmers file class action suit against federal government
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Black and other minority farmers sued the federal government last week, alleging that recent legislation has eliminated a federal debt-relief program aimed at assisting financially beleaguered ... D.A.: Case against troopers in Ronald Greene death will go to grand jury this year
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — More than three years have passed without any criminal charges filed against the Louisiana State Police troopers involved in Ronald Greene’s death, though the prosecutor ... Funding secured for 9th Ward stadium building
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer After years of inaction and funding issues, the prospect of a publicly-accessible stadium in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward is finally nearing a reality. The specter of second-class citizenship
By Khalil Abdullah Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) – International Democracy Day came and went this year with barely a whisper, but a quartet of human rights and community advocates from Alabama ...
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